The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-04-14
COUNTY BUSINESS.
The Regular Routine Of County Al.
fairs Transacted by the Lincoln
County Board of Commissioners.

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ton the auditor was instructed to col
rect the tax levied against the Shufel
property in Canton, Dakota.
On motion adjourned ut o'clock T
NJ. to meet at o'clock next day.
TUESDAY, APRII. ),
The board met in the morning at
o'clock with the same two members o
the board present. The whole fore
noon. was consumed in looking III
further and more Irregularities in tn
tax list.
Adjourned at - O'Clock NJ. one hou
for dinner
The board re-convened at ont
o'clock p. NJ. The work of examining
the certificates issued by the clerk o.
the court and on file in the auditors
office was then commenced and same
was compared and checked up with
the stubs on the warrant book. At s
o'clock Commissioners Hokenstad ar
rived and made favorable report of his
trip to Rock Rapids.
On motion adjourned At 6 O'Clock P.
NJ. to meet at 9 o'clock A. NJ. next day.
WEDNESDAY,, APRIL 6.
Board met at 9 o'clock in the morn
ing, full board present. After due
consideration the following resolution
was passed:
Whereas. it has come to the notice
of the board that discrepancies exist on
the tax list for the year 1886, particu-
larly in regard to delinquent road tax
entered upon said tax list, and further
that the Dist. tax for school district
No. A was not reported by the clerk
OF said school district until after some
parties in said district had paid their
taxes;
Therefore, be it resolved by the
board of county commissioners of Lin
coin county, Dakota, that the county
auditor be authorized to correct the
said tax list 50 far as relates to discrep-
ancies and errors in said road tax, and
that the district tax be by the auditor
striken from said tax list and "a refund
ing order drawn in favor of each per-
son that has paid any said Dist. tax.
A requisition was made upon the
county commissioners by the clerk of
the Dist. court for forty-seven (47)
names to fill up the list of jurors as re-
quired by law to be kept.
After consideration the following de-
mand was made upon the various
townships as follows, to-wit:
Pleasant township, three names;
Eden township. three names; Norway
township, five names; Delaware town.
ship, four names; Grant township, one
name; Brooklyn township. two names;
City of Canton, eleven names; Fair
view township. two names; Delaware
township, two names; Highland town
ship, two names; Canton township,
ono name; Lincoln township, one
name; Lynn township, two names;
Dayton township, five names; Spring
dale township, one name; La Valley
township, none; Perry township, two
names.
Adjourned at IL o'clock NJ. one hour
for dinner.
The board reconvened in the after
noon pursuant to adjournment; all
members present.
The following bills were then audit
ed and allowed and warrants ordered
drawn for the amount:
2; B. Isham. for services as supt. for Or
ending March 3lst, 1887, Alo9 Al
A. T. Brown, for cash advanced for rail.
road fare, stamps and telegram, $50
Bowen y ktngsbury, for session laws
Z. " Miller, taking testimony in case
H. G Gilbert services as bsiliff March
term Dist. court and mileage, AlO
+. P. Smith, for services 10 Co. physi-
elan, attendance on James THue's family,
B. II. nawn. for salary .. Probate ''v
Judge for q. ending March 81. 1887, Is %
Nathan Noble, for coal furnished Mrs.
Crout, pauper, $50
NJ. D. Miller, for care and board OF Al
bert Elliason pauper, 10 weeks 70 60 |
A. Slaman, for medical attendance on
Mrs Brossord and Gretchen lvericks,
paupers, 100
A. D. Hymers. for services as janitor
at court room Dist. court, 400
NJ. Z. Rudolph, for room rent for Supt's
office months, 800
IA. Bedford, for use Of hall for grand
jury, l260
T. P. Thompson Co., for mdse 4ut.
nished, 40
George D. Barnard 4 Co. for ntge rec
ord furnished, 10 26
NJ H. Mason, for serving subpoena on
!. NJ. bennett for serving subpoen. on
NJ. l.. Cegsiey, r 10
An affidavit having been filed by
Henry Nuttbrook in regard to personal
taxes of H. C. Nuttbrook, after consid-
ering the same it was ordered that the
auditor draw refunding order in IA
vor of Henry Nuttbrook for the
amount of said tax, being personal tax
for the year 1883, in amount $14.75.
and that the same be charged up to H. |